Rhys Walsh Foley Sounds Foley is the reproduction of everyday sound effects that are added to film, video,

and other mediums in post-production to enhance audio quality. These reproduced sounds can be anything from the swishing of clothing and footsteps to squeaky doors and breaking glass. The best Foley art is so well integrated into a film that it goes unnoticed by the audience. It helps to create a sense of reality within a scene. Without these crucial background noises, movies feel unnaturally quiet and uncomfortable. Foley artists recreate the realistic ambient sounds that the film portrays. The props and sets of a film do not react the same way acoustically as their real life counterparts. Foley sounds are used to enhance the auditory experience of the movie. Foley can also be used to cover up unwanted sounds captured on the set of a movie during filming, such as overflying airplanes or passing traffic. The term "Foley" is also used to describe a place, such as Foley-stage or Foley-studio, where the Foley process takes place. For my opening sequence I needed to add some Foley sounds to my film. One of the main Foley sounds we needed to add to our opening sequence was the part where the car passes train station. This means we needed to record the sound of a train to add over the top of the train as we did not record the noise before. Another example was the ending where the car drives through a puddle, for this we collected a large jug of water and poured it onto the floor. We recorded the sound and then mixed it with a past water noise we already had, this allowed us to get a louder sound to add into the film afterwards.